Thursday, February 09, 2017

In the week ending February 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 12,000 from
the previous week's unrevised level of 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 244,250, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous
week's unrevised average of 248,000. This is the lowest level for this average since November 3, 1973 when it was 244,000.emphasis added

The previous week was unrevised.

The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since 1971.

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The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 244,250.